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Ben Drew: The Katzenjammer Ace
The BOTTISHAM FOUR
Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron over England in July, 1944. Each of these aircraft has a story, as do their pilots. This book is about airplanes and men—Colonel Christian the commander of the 361st Fighter Group (in Lou IV) who disappeared after strafing a railroad yard; Lieutenant McCandliss who fought German jets and became a POW; the Katzenjammer Kids : Bill Kemp, a six plane ace who took on forty Luftwaffe fighters in E2S, and Ben Drew (in E2S), a six plane ace who had his toughest fight in "Suzy G", was the first to shoot down two Me 262s and sank the world's largest airplane; and Georg-Peter Eder, Luftwaffe ace who shot down more heavy bombers and had more victories flying the Me 262 than any man in history.
Mustangs of the 375th Fighter Squadron over England in July, 1944. Each of these aircraft has a story, as do their pilots. This book is about airplanes and men—Colonel Christian the commander of the 361st Fighter Group (in Lou IV) who disappeared after strafing a railroad yard; Lieutenant McCandliss who fought German jets and became a POW; the Katzenjammer Kids : Bill Kemp, a six plane ace who took on forty Luftwaffe fighters in E2S, and Ben Drew (in E2S), a six plane ace who had his toughest fight in "Suzy G", was the first to shoot down two Me 262s and sank the world's largest airplane; and Georg-Peter Eder, Luftwaffe ace who shot down more heavy bombers and had more victories flying the Me 262 than any man in history.
278 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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